Credit Acceptance (CACC) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Credit Acceptance's EBITDA Margin was 6.61% in Q3 2026, down 40.09 percentage points from 46.70% a year earlier and down 41.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Credit Acceptance (CACC) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Credit Acceptance's EBITDA Margin was 37.87% through Sep 30, 2026, down 9.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 45.52%, up 9.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of -0.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBITDA Margin was 35.92% in FY2024 (+1.18 pp), 34.74% in FY2023 (-14.59 pp), 49.33% in FY2022 (-28.87 pp) and 78.20% in FY2021 (+32.35 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.90 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 31.15 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 49.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CACC's EBITDA Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 47.91% (Q2 2026), 49.88% (Q1 2026) and 47.75% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 40.96 Bn | 29.78 Bn | - | 44.58% |
| 2 | Orix | 36.82 Bn | 3.63 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 30.51 Bn | 27.88 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.64 Bn | 26.64 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.60 Bn | 22.77 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 83.49% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.18 Bn | -44.45 Bn | - | 47.01% |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 23.17 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 22.34% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.38 Bn | 5.33 Bn | - | 52.57% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.91 Bn | 11.66 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 5.41 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 577.00 Mn | 6.61% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 47.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 49.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 47.75% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 46.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 41.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 46.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 54.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 40.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.42% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 47.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 40.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 71.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 71.22% |
Credit Acceptance EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CACC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "CACC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CACC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();